Immigrant detainees begin arriving at former prison in rural Tennessee town

By ADRIAN SAINZ, MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP):- Immigrant detainees have started arriving at a former Tennessee prison that’s been turned into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center,..

Judge blocks a Trump policy cutting off some social services for immigrants in the US illegally

By MAKIYA SEMINERA, (AP):- A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration restrictions on services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head..

Teachers sue over Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying students are staying home

By MORIAH BALINGIT, WASHINGTON (AP):- Labor unions representing millions of educators and school employees are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over its immigration crackdown,..

Top US immigration official defends rule targeting ‘anti-American’ views in green card, visa process

By REBECCA SANTANA, CAMP SPRINGS, Maryland (AP):- A new rule allowing a U.S. immigration agency to scrutinize a person’s “anti-American” views when applying for a green card or other..

Home Depot stores, long a hub for day laborers, now draw immigration agents out on raids

By AMY TAXIN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, LOS ANGELES (AP):- At a Home Depot parking lot, a man patrols on a bicycle for federal immigration agents, toting a megaphone on his hip so he can blast a..

‘Supreme Court ruling upholds racially motivated immigration arrests’

By Purushottam Dhakal, LOS ANGELES:- Governor Gavin Newsom has responded on behalf of the state in response to the Supreme Court's 6-3 majority ruling that allowed federal immigration officials to..

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, WASHINGTON (AP):- The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, the latest victory for..

Noem says roundup of Koreans at Hyundai plant in Georgia won’t deter investment in the US

By JILL LAWLESS, LONDON (AP):- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday she doesn’t think the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant..

Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal intervention

By SOPHIA TAREEN, CHICAGO (AP):- The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest as the..

ICE arrests 5 undocumented immigrants on Friday

LOS ANGELES:- On Friday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested five undocumented immigrants accused of various crimes. ICE agents continue their campaign targeting undocumented..

Several of Trump’s immigration policies have faced lawsuits, court rulings

By BEN FINLEY, (AP):- President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the United States in the largest deportation program in American history. But his immigration agenda is..

South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US in July

By DENG MACHOL, JUBA, South Sudan (AP):- outh Sudan said Saturday it repatriated to Mexico a man deported from the United States in July. The man, a Mexican identified as Jesus..

DHS releases names of 51 illegal immigrants in Louisiana lockups

LOS ANGELES:- On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the names of 51 illegal immigrants accused of various crimes in Louisiana lockups. They are being held at the Louisiana..

Legal aid group sues to preemptively block U.S. from deporting a dozen Honduran children

By LEAH WILLINGHAM, (AP):- A legal aid group has sued to preemptively block any efforts by the U.S. government to deport a dozen Honduran children, saying it had “credible” information that..

What to know about a large-scale immigration raid at a Georgia manufacturing plant

By HALLIE GOLDEN, (AP):- Hundreds of federal agents descended on a sprawling site where Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles in Georgia and detained 475 people, most of them South Korean..

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